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The government will take on the big tech firms Google and Facebook today as a war over Australian news hits the senate.

Google has made a bold threat to Aussie internet users as it launches a bitter fight to avoid paying for local news content.

Share on Twitter Google has warned it could pull its search engine from Australia if the federal government proceeds with a planned media code that would force the tech giant to pay for news content. Executives from tech giants Google and Facebook have fronted a Senate committee examining a bill underpinning the proposed legislation.  Googles Australian managing director Mel Silva said the current code is "unworkable" and the uncertainty of its impact presented a financial risk. "...

Google Australia Threatens to Pull Search Engine as Battle With Govt Heats Up Google on Friday pulled its trump card against the Australian government’s news media payment code, threatening to cut its search engine service from the country. Appearing at a Senate hearing, Google Australia’s Managing Director Mel Silva said: “If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia.” “Now that would be a bad ...

Google threatens to shut down in Australia due to proposed tech law News Highlights: Google threatens to shut down in Australia due to proposed tech law London – Google has threatened to shut down its search engine in Australia if the government there passes a new law forcing major tech companies to pay local news outlets to use their content. The proposed Australian legislation, known as the News Media Bargaining Code, is the first of its kind in the world and is seen as a test case of the ...

BBC News Published Google has threatened to pull out of the Australian market if a new law governing its relationship with news publishers goes ahead. So whats the row all about? Why would Google pull out of Australia? The government is introducing a law to address a long-bubbling row over whether tech giants should pay for news that appears in search or is shared on their platforms. The proposed law would mandate that Google has commercial agreements with every news organisation - or enter for...

As executives prepare for a Senate committee hearing into the news bargaining code, small and regional publishers are still working on getting a seat at the table.

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia and Facebook has threatened to remove news from its feed for all Australian users if a code forcing the companies to negotiate payments to news media companies goes ahead. The move would mean the 19 million Australians who use Google every month would no longer be able to search, and 17 million Australians who log into Facebook every month would not be able to see or post any news...

Cites “unworkable” news media bargaining code.

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